diff --git a/spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/database.py b/spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/database.py
index 8a94ad9fb6d7..dfdeda1d8a29 100644
--- a/spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/database.py
+++ b/spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/database.py
@@ -210,11 +210,7 @@ def create(self):
             )
         except GaxError as exc:
             exception = exceptions.from_grpc_error(exc.cause)
-            if exception.grpc_status_code == StatusCode.ALREADY_EXISTS:
-                raise Conflict(self.name)
-            elif exception.grpc_status_code == StatusCode.NOT_FOUND:
-                raise exception.errors[0]
-            raise
+            raise exception
         return future
 
     def exists(self):